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Heading Due East To Boa Vista Island | I Have 30hrs To Sail Solo140nm To Meet A Friend | S6 Epsd 92
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #adventure #windedvoyage #africa #caboverde My boat is finally ready to sail after an extensive steering rebuild. Just in time to go and meet my friend Daniel on the island of Boa Vista. It's 140nm journey and I have just 30 hour...
BOATYARD CHAOS: BIG PROJECTS & UNEXPECTED SETBACKS! EP-156
Back in the boatyard and tackling some major projects—but not without a few surprises! 😅 Just as we’re making progress on the hull, the yard unexpectedly moves our boat, throwing a wrench in our plans. We also say goodbye to our old, clunky generato...
Haul-out in Japan: Day 2 – A Surprise Prepping for the Ultimate Sakura Sailing Challenge #sailing
Prepping for the ultimate 2025 challenge! 🚤🌸 After 5 incredible years cruising Japan on my Gibsea 402, I’m gearing up for Chasing the Cherry Blossom 2, a journey to sail the length of Japan during Sakura Season—25 years after doing it by bicycle....
Haul-out in Japan: Day 1 – Prepping for the Chasing The Cherry Blossom ll
Prepping for the ultimate 2025 challenge! 🚤🌸 After 5 incredible years cruising Japan on my Gibsea 402, I’m gearing up for Chasing the Cherry Blossom 2, a journey to sail the length of Japan during Sakura Season—25 years after doing it by bicycle....
OUR LAST JOB IS COMPLETE!
To be perfectly honest we haven't much enjoyed our time on the hard, sweating it out in the middle of the tropics, fixing up a broken boat with baby twins requiring huge amounts of our attention. I guess thats why this week we are soooo super stoked to fin...
High Seas Rescue With Busted Steering | Never A Dull Moment Living Aboard In Cabo Verde | S6 Epsd 91
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #adventure #windedvoyage #africa #rescue The boats owner asked me to bring diesel to the troubled cruiser out at sea. So I put the steering column back together so I could operate the engine and autopilot. The fishermen who had r...
Oh Sh#t My Steering Broke While Sailing In 25kt Wind | And You Want To Live Like Me? | S6 Epsd 90
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #adventure #windedvoyage Yes, my steering failed big time. Not the auto pilot, this time. Thank goodness, I used it to steer. I got back safe and took the whole steering system apart and found out what failed. But before that a W...
These moments have us EXCITED!
Another week and we're splashed well and truly hopefully for the last time in a long while. We assess the common leak that has been annoying us for so long and the engine in finally being finished (kind of). Join the crew https://www.patreon.com/SailingMe...
DIY BOAT WINDOW SHADES: AFFORDABLE, NO-SEW, AND DRILL-FREE INSTALLATION! EP-155
Looking for a budget-friendly way to keep your boat cool and shaded? In this episode, we install EZsnap yacht shades, an affordable, no-sew, and drill-free solution, perfect for any boater. These shades are easy to customize and provide privacy while prote...
Uncontrolled launching (NO ENGINE!) Yikes!
Another week in the yard and another ground hog day hahaha. No I'm sure you've heard us say this before but we can't wait to get out of here and getting launched in the water (for a second time) is a huge step towards this. With the manager coming in on a ...
Mindelo Cabo Verde West Africa | Where the Music & Dance Never Stop | S6 Epsd 89
#sailing #sailinglifestyle #adventure #windedvoyage #africa #caboverde We're back in Mindelo, Cabo Verde. Where the music and dancing never stop. It's great to be back. I meet an old friend who's undertaking a sailing race around the world. He had to stop...
BACK TO THE BOATYARD! WILL WE GET EVERYTHING DONE IN TIME!? EP-154
Back in the boatyard in Trinidad, we're diving into boat maintenance projects, from keel rust removal and painting prep to re-rigging the canvas and headsail! After a couple of months' break, we're ready to tackle the big tasks: sanding rust off the keel, ...
IS BOATLIFE STILL FOR US?! LIVING THE LAND-LIFE DREAM EP-153
Boatyard life in Trinidad: prepping our sailboat for storage before a land break in Mexico! We dive into Trinidad’s culture, explore the farmers market, and catch the World Steel Pan Drum Festival in Port of Spain. Afterward, it’s off to Mexico with ou...
This LEAK has us HAULED OUT again
Yep, you heard that right, after 12 months on the hard and one month in the water we are getting hauled out again! Kieran's frustration really comes out when an experienced shipright insstructs him to replace the whole stuffing box, a job that would take a...